jpdb beta

administration; government; administrator; consul (of the French republic; 1799-1804)

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(urban) prefecture (i.e. Osaka and Kyoto); centre (e.g. of learning); center; (government) office; fu (administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam)

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to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)

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government official

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appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation

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(period of) one year

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human affairs; mundane matters; personnel affairs; human resources; human power; human effort

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change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment

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master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee

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soon; shortly; before long

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powerful family; powerful clan

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summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation

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territory; domain; dominion; possession

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relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls

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oath; abjuration; pledge

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to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)

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treatment (of a person); dealing with

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mediation; good offices; go-between; building a bridge

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at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because

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assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)

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expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)

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cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing

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wheat flour

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to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn

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good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit

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to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

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to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge

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skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable

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to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)

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outside of one's area of expertise; outside one's field

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negotiation

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baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)

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return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing; surrendering

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please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give

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wife and children; (arch.) wife

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hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La

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revenge

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to make sense; to be meaningful

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emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness

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gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure

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leadership; initiative; spearhead

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private secretary

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performance of one's official duties

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serving concurrently as; concurrently holding the position of; holding the additional post of; additional post

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ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound

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no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents

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come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something

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to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)

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being somewhat excited (agitated)

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real intention; true motive; true meaning

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